Fluffy Banana Cake with Banana Filling has a light-as-air banana cake layered with creamy, fresh banana filling all covered in whipped cream frosting.
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Best Banana Layer Cake
Light, fluffy banana cake is hard to achieve because baking with bananas gives a moist, dense crumb. For this cake I wanted an airy, light, fluffy CAKE and not something resembling the texture of banana bread.
Separating the eggs, whipping the whites separately, and folding them in helps achieve a fluffy cake. Sandwich the layers with a fresh banana cream filling and slather it with white or chocolate whipped cream frosting, and you’ve made the best banana cake recipe ever!
If you are a banana pudding fan, you will adore Banana Cream Cake recipe!
HOW TO MAKE FLUFFY BANANA CAKE RECIPE
The key to making fluffy banana cream cake is to first make sure all the ingredients are room temperature. Room temperature butter, eggs, and dairy ingredients bind together more uniformly, creating a smoother, lighter, and better incorporated batter.
Also, make sure to blend the butter with sugar thoroughly. Don’t stop mixing once they are blended together. Beat a few minutes longer and it will transform into a light, fluffy mixture.
- First mash the bananas with lemon juice.
- Whisk together dry ingredients. Prepare cake pans and set aside.
- In a large bowl beat together butter and sugar until very pale, light, and fluffy. Add egg yolks and extracts.
- Add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, to the creamed butter and sugar. After flour and milk has been added, mix in bananas.
- Beat egg whites separately until stiff. Fold gently into cake batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes clean. Allow banana layer cakes to cool completely.
How to Make Banana Cream Filling
- Meanwhile, place all the ingredients for the banana curd in a saucepan if using an immersion blender. Otherwise blend ingredients together using a blender or food processor. Transfer to saucepan.
- Heat banana filling ingredients until very thick and the mixture cleanly leaves the sides of pan while being stirred.
- Layer the banana cream cake layers with fresh banana filling. Cover top of cake and sides with whipped cream frosting (recipe below), Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting, Vanilla Buttercream, or Fluffy Chocolate Frosting.
What Kind of Frosting Goes Best with Banana Cake?
This is a matter of preference, but I believe a whipped cream frosting doesn’t weigh down the light and fluffy banana cake.
Traditionally I make Fluffy Banana Cake recipe with the white whipped cream frosting included in the recipe card. The frosting is very stable and holds up for several days.
Then I made the “mistake” of pairing the banana cake with a Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting. My kids have never allowed me to look back. I can’t say I blame them.
Traditionally banana cake is topped with a cream cheese frosting. Alternatively, try an equally fluffy vanilla buttercream or chocolate frosting to go with it.
Alternatively you can morph this layer cake into another decadent dessert – Banoffee Cake with dulce de leche frosting and pan fried bananas. I have no problem with any sort of frosting, and they are all winners in my book!
Can I Freeze Banana Cake?
Yes, and I fully take advantage to save myself from polishing off an entire cake!
Here are a few ways I have frozen banana cake…
- Make the cake, banana cream filling, frosting, and assemble the cake. Place toothpicks around the frosting and loosely wrap with plastic wrap. Once the cake has frozen, wrap more securely with plastic wrap. Thaw for 48 hours in the refrigerator.
- Wrap individually cut leftover slices in plastic wrap. Freeze until solid and then place slices in a ziplock freezer bag. Thaw slices on counter for 1 hour or in the refrigerator for a few hours.
- Make all the components of the cake and freeze separately. Thaw cake layers on counter. The whipped cream frosting and banana filling should be thawed in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Assemble the cake as directed.
How to Ripen Bananas Quickly for Cakes or Bread
I know you want to eat this cake right now and you don’t want to wait five days for your bananas to get really ripe.
So just throw the ones you do have on a foil-lined baking sheet in a 400ºF oven for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through, until the skins are completely black. Voila!
Tips for Making Fluffy Banana Cake with Banana Cream Filling
- This banana cake recipe calls for three 9″ cake pans. If you do not have three pans, bake the layers in stages. Cover the cake batter with plastic wrap and leave on the counter until ready to use. Make sure cake pans are cool before pouring batter in.
- The recipe card includes a white whipped cream frosting. However, my family always requests Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting.
- Room temperature ingredients are key when baking cakes. Separate the eggs and have them come to room temperature. Check out Almond Joy Cake recipe for tips on bringing ingredients to room temperature quickly.
- Fresh banana slices will brown if not served right away. Refrain from decorating the cake with them and instead serve alongside cake slices.
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Fluffy Banana Cake with Banana Filling
Ingredients
Banana Cake:
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 3-4 bananas)
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, or all purpose gluten free flour (I highly recommend Cup 4 Cup gluten free flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs, separated and room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon (optional) banana extract
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk, room temperature
Banana Filling:
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 3 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 3 ripe bananas
Whipped Cream Frosting: (Recipe for Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting linked in Recipe Notes)
- 2 ½ tablespoons sugar
- ½ tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 ½ cups cold heavy cream
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Banana Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spray three 9 inch cake pans with cooking spray. Line each bottom with a cut-to-size parchment or wax paper circle. Spray tops of paper and set aside. Tip: If you only have two 9" cake pans, bake 2 layers, and store remaining batter covered on counter. Bake 3rd layer in COOLED cake pan.
- In a small bowl, mix mashed bananas with lemon juice and set aside. In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl cream 3/4 cup butter with sugar until light and fluffy, at least 3 minutes. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time. Mix in vanilla and (optional) banana extracts.
- Add about 1/3 of the flour mixture to creamed butter / sugar and combine. Alternate with 1/3 buttermilk and mix well. Repeat until all the flour and buttermilk has been mixed in. Mix in mashed banana mixture.
- In a separate clean, dry bowl beat the reserved egg whites until stiff. Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the banana cake batter. Gently fold in remaining 2/3 until no streaks remain. Divide the batter between the prepared pans.
- Bake for 23-26 minutes (about 5 minutes longer if using gluten free flour) or until toothpick inserted at center comes out clean. Turn onto wire racks and cool completely.
Banana Filling:
- Place all the banana filling ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until fully incorporated and smooth. If you have an immersion blender, put everything in medium saucepan and blend it in there.
- Heat banana cream filling mixture in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir frequently until the mixture becomes very thick and starts to boil, about 10-15 minutes. If the filling starts to boil before it is thick enough, lower the heat more. When the filling starts to cleanly pull away from sides of pan while stirring it is done.
- Remove from heat and cool completely. I recommend chilling the filling until cold so it sticks to the cake layers and doesn't slide around. Makes 2 cups.
Whipped Cream Frosting:
- Place the sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Measure 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream and remove 6 tablespoons, adding it to the saucepan. Place the remaining measured cream in the refrigerator. Heat the sugar, cornstarch, and 6 tablespoons of heavy cream over medium heat, whisking constantly and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, stir in the vanilla, and let cool completely, about 45 minutes (can refrigerate to speed up process, but stir occasionally).
- After the cornstarch mixture has cooled, beat the remaining chilled cream until tracks begin to show, about 2 minutes. Add the cornstarch mixture and continue beating until stiff peaks form, about 1 to 2 minutes more.
Assembly:
- Place cake layer on serving platter and pour 1/2 the banana curd filling in the middle and smooth out until it reaches the edge. Gently place 2nd layer on top and repeat. Place top layer on and smooth whipped cream all over the outside of the cake.
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Recipe Notes
You can make the cake layers ahead, cool completely, wrap tightly and freeze until you are ready to assemble the cake. The Banana Filling will stay for a week in the fridge, stored in an airtight container. The regular whipped cream frosting is very stable and can be stored covered in the fridge for a couple days in an airtight container. Banana Filling adapted from iambaker.net
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john says
halved the recipe, came out beautiful. Used the chocolate whipped cream frosting.
next time will let the cake soak up some Grand Marnier before assembling. 😉
Melissa Erdelac says
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed, John, and that Grand Marnier idea sounds fabulous!
Best,
Melissa
Yvonne says
Nothing fluffy about this for me. Maybe I did something wrong. Won’t make again.
Sheri D says
I made cupcakes with this recipe. They are excellent! I followed the recipe exactly as written except the cupcakes baked for less time. I used a toothpick to test for doneness. I then filled each cupcake with the banana filling and topped them with the chocolate whipped cream frosting.they were a hit and I will definitely be making them again. Thank you for such a great recipe!
Melissa says
Hi Sheri,
What a wonderful creation! Banana filling cupcakes with the chocolate whipped cream frosting sounds phenomenal! Thank you so much for writing. 🙂
Best,
Melissa
Sheri D says
I made cupcakes with this recipe. They are excellent! I followed the recipe exactly as written except the cupcakes baked for less time. I used a toothpick to test for doneness. I then filled each cupcake with the banana filling and talk to them with the chocolate whipped cream frosting.they were a hit and I will definitely be making them again. Thank you for such a great recipe!
Sheri D says
*topped them with the chocolate whipped cream frosting! Autocorrect gets me everytime. 🤣
Clarissa says
My cake was a bit thick and dense, not sure how it turned out like this. But overall it was very tasty. How long does it keep in the refrigerator?
Melissa says
Hi Clarissa,
I’m sorry your cake didn’t turn out as light. Were you using regular flour or gluten free? It will last in the fridge about 3 days, but usually I freeze leftover cake slices after a day. The fridge has a tendency to dry it out. If your frosting doesn’t need to be refrigerated you can just leave it well covered on the counter too for a couple days.
Best,
Melissa
Jfleenor says
made this for my little monkey ( GRANDSON ) 4th birthday he loves bananas THE FAMILY loved it they sent the recipe to other grandma who lives in Mexico.
Melissa says
How wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing that. I love it! Happy birthday to your sweet grandson!
Best,
Melissa
Kathy says
This cake is exactly what I was looking for – a light, fluffy cake that was nothing like dense banana bread. The cream was great too. My husband and I have been stuck in the house due to all this Coronavirus craziness so I halved the recipe since it’s just the two of us (converting the measurements to weight made this much easier). I used three 6 inch cake pans and it worked out perfectly. I made a chocolate glaze instead of frosting and topped it with toasted pecans. And just a personal suggestion, lightly tap the top of the cake to check for doneness – it should spring back when it’s done. The toothpick trick isn’t always reliable because even if the cakes done, it won’t always come out clean (especially if it’s a super moist cake). Thanks for the recipe.
Melissa says
Hi Kathy,
Thank you so much for taking the time to write and share your tips. I truly appreciate it. That sounds like a phenomenal, beautiful version. I wish I could have seen it!
Best,
Melissa
Lara says
Hi! How long does the banana filling stay good for refrigerated? Let me know and thanks so much!
Melissa says
Hi Lara, It will stay good up to 1 week in the refrigerator. Enjoy!
Anonymous says
Thanks so much 😊
Melissa says
You’re welcome!
Peas says
Would this Cale be too light for fondant?
Melissa says
No, I think it should be perfectly fine with fondant. Enjoy!
CJ says
So many banana cakes are dense like a banana bread. This one delivers on taste, but is much lighter. If you are thinking of making it, allow a little time for things to come to room temp before mixing, to cool afterward, etc. It’s not quick, but it’s worth every moment!
Melissa says
Hi CJ! Thanks for the helpful tip. Yes, room temperature makes such a difference! Usually I’m not one for over complicating things, but when it comes to making cakes all the little things help tremendously. Thank you so much for taking a moment out of your day to write!
Best,
Melissa
Diane Rodriguez says
I made this cake using Cup4Cup gf baking mix as it was for my friend’s birthday party and he cannot tolerate gluten. I bake a lot, mostly pastries, but European cakes too. I thought that using the separated eggs and folding in the beaten egg whites, I would end up with a texture somewhat like sponge cake. The cakes were golden brown and the cake tester came out dry after 35 minutes, but they all fell within 5 minutes and were heavy like hockey pucks. It was very disappointing.
Normally for a cake like this I’d use pastry flour or cake flour. I don’t know why the cake failed so miserably.
I used banana liquor instead of vanilla in the whipped cream. That part was good.
Melissa says
Hi Diane,
Thank you so much for writing. The texture of this cake won’t be like sponge cake because of the bananas. Separating and folding the egg whites in helps counterbalance the density of banana cake. Gluten free cakes, in general, tend to be a little denser, so this helps with that as well.
As far as your cakes falling the number one reason would be underbaking. GF cakes take longer and where I usually pull regular cakes right away, I let GF cakes cook longer. They can be deceiving to tell when they are done. If they are underbaked they will be really dense and fall.
Since you said you used a cake tester, it could be the cake rose too much while baking or there were too many changes in temperature, like opening the over door to check a lot.
I’m truly sorry the cake didn’t work out for you. I know how disappointing that can be especially when you are baking for someone else! It’s one thing to eat a subpar cake yourself, but having to serve it is trying!
Best,
Melissa
Allison Kalpokas says
I made the cake and filling exactly like it’s says to make it and it was beyond perfect…
I used my cream cheese icing recipe instead of the choc whipped cream because I love the combo…
It was a huge hit and I’ll be making it again..
I’d love to post a pic….
Melissa says
Hi Allison,
I would love to see a pic! Do you follow me on Instagram? If you tag me in Instagram post I can share it on my IG stories 🙂 Otherwise, if you follow me on FB I believe you can post a picture on the website’s FB page. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. This is, by and far, the cake that is requested the most in my family. I like using it as a base and switching up the fillings and frostings to change it up.
Best,
Melissa
Carol Griffith says
Chocolate is not in the frosting recipe. What and how much do I add!?
Carol
Melissa says
Hi Carol, Plain whipped cream frosting in the recipe card is what the original recipe was published with. The updated cake has chocolate whipped cream frosting and the recipe for that is here https://www.mamagourmand.com/chocolate-whipped-cream-frosting/ Enjoy!
Louise Gates says
Worse cake I have ever made. It was so dense and heavy as a cement block. Definitely won’t be making this again. My banana filling sure wasn’t yellow like in the picture. It was more a light brown.
Melissa says
Hello Louise,
I’m very sorry your cake didn’t turn out. I know that can be frustrating when you’ve spent time and money on ingredients and it’s a waste. It’s hard for me to surmise what exactly happened without being there, but I wish you the best and have a wonderful day.
Melissa
Blimey says
Wow u’r recipes look mouth watering. I can’t wait to try them.
About a yr. Ago I had gone off of Gluten. So I started looking 4 recipes that were Gluten Free & regular.(for the rest of my family)
I love the way you’ve written your recipes using non Gluten Free & Gluten Free produced. Makes life a little more simpler.
Thanks again, going to try a few 2day!
Melissa says
I’m so glad you found the blog! I know it’s tough to cook for a family of gluten-full when you are gluten free. It’s expensive to buy all those gluten free specialty items, so I just try to use recipes that are naturally gluten free and everyone enjoys. I can’t wait to hear more from you as you try recipes. Welcome!
Best,
Melissa
Samantha says
This recipe was incredible. For the whipped frosting I added about a teaspoon and a half of banana extract and it gave it an awesome banana flavor to pair with the cake.
Melissa says
Hi Samantha, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I love the idea of adding banana extract to the whipped cream frosting. I’m definitely going to try that next time!
Best,
Melissa
maya says
hi!! love the recipe <3 if I make this the day before serving will the banana filling turn brown in the fridge? thanks for your help!
Melissa says
Hi Maya, Sorry for the delay! We’ve been camping. No, the filling won’t turn brown. It says good for a few days in the fridge.
Selena says
Have you tried this with cake flour? Do you think it would make it any fluffier/lighter? I am going to try this for my husband’s birthday. I’m SO excited to have found a FLUFFY banana cake recipe. All the others I’ve made seem more like banana bread, which is NOT what we want. Very much looking forward to seeing how it turns out!
Selena says
One more question: Should the banana filling be 1 1/4 cups of sugar instead of 1/4 c as written?? I looked at the recipe you adapted from and yours has WAY less sugar than the original.
I’d prefer it has less sugar, taste wise, but am wondering if that’s a typo? Thank you! I am excited to try this.
Melissa says
Hi Selena, I’m so excited YOU”RE SO EXCITED about this cake. It’s probably the cake I bake the most at my house because it’s the most requested for birthdays 🙂 I have not tried it with cake flour, so I hate to advise you either way on that. Seems like an experiment I’ll have to try next, though…
As far as the banana filling, yes, it does have less sugar. I find it sweet enough as written and bananas themselves are pretty sweet. Since it’s a filling for a cake with icing on it, you don’t miss the extra sugar!
Enjoy and let me know what you think!
Best,
Melissa
Selena says
Hi Melissa, thank you very much for these answers! Sorry to question the sugar in the filling… it was so much less, I wasn’t sure. I find too much sweet overwhelming, so having less sugar is great! Now I’m looking forward to trying this even more. 🙂 My daughter and I are giving the recipe a try today with the chocolate whipped frosting!
Melissa says
No worries at all! I analyze every recipe to the point of obsession and I’m always cross-referencing, so completely understood.
Claire says
I am making this cake for a special occasion. I just tried to make the filling and it s has thickened, tho not to the point of pulling away from the side of the pan, and it has curdled. What have I done wrong? Can you tell me how many grams of banana should be used for the filling? Thanks!
Melissa says
Hi Claire,
I’m not sure I know what you mean by curdled. The filling got lumpy? If that’s the case you can whisk in a little water or milk. If you’re worried about it not being thick enough, it will thicken up upon refrigeration. Three bananas will be about 560 grams (with peels on). Also, I just wanted to make sure you saw there is a metric conversion under the ingredients. I know that doesn’t help with the amount of bananas, but it will convert everything else. I do hope this works out for you! I know how frustrating that can be when something isn’t turning out for a special occasion.
Best,
Melissa
Lily says
Hey thanks for the awesome recipe! I’ve made this a few times and it’s gorgeous!
Just checked back to this page for the recipe again and grateful for more instructional photos 🙂
Might seem a bit silly to ask but Do you still have the old photos you had on here with the chocolate frosting? I used them for inspiration 🙂
Melissa says
Hey Lily, thanks so much for writing and I totally understand. No problem at all! Is this the photo you were looking for? https://www.pinterest.com/pin/241646336236582980/ If not, please let me know and I can try a couple others.
Best,
Melissa
Shandra says
I’m trying to make my daughter a first birthday cake that is not only turquoise ombré but banana…because she loves she bananas. This recipe looks like the cake color ends up a lighter shade, is that accurate? I’m scared of ending up with dark shade like banana bread 😭
Melissa says
Yes, this is definitely lighter in color, not dark like banana bread. Happy birthday to your little one!
Bonnie says
Hello! How long can this cake sit out on the counter? Can I assemble it before people arrive for the party and then serve it 3 hours later without needing to refrigerate it?
Melissa says
I’ve definitely let it sit out for a few hours before and it’s been fine. If you want to be safe, though, just assemble it before the party, refrigerate it, and let it sit out for at least a hour before serving. I always think room temperature cake just tastes better! Enjoy!
Christine says
I made this for my husband’s birthday yesterday, and my family LOVED it. My teenager who “doesn’t like cake” (what?!?) ate 2 pieces of it! It has been deemed the best cake ever. I made it with the chocolate whipped cream frosting which was perfect with the cake and not overly sweet. Thanks for this awesome recipe!
Melissa says
That’s funny because I made this cake yesterday too! I’m making it ahead of time and freezing it for my birthday next week. I’m so glad your family enjoyed it!
Pam says
I haven’t made this yet. I was wondering, could you add bourbon to it?
Thanks,
Pam
Melissa says
I like the way you think, Pam. How about you try adding bourbon and I will try adding rum and we’ll compare? I think either would be great flavor compliments. This cake is on my list to make soon, so I can’t wait to give it a try.
Cleo says
Hi, I searched and searched for a light fluffy banana cake and stumbled across your recipe. I have just baked it (following the recipe exactly) and I had to bake the two layers a lot longer as the middle was still a bit under cooked. After taking out of the oven, the layers have sunk a little and feel quite heavy.
I’m not sure what I did wrong 🙁
The only thing I can think of is maybe too much banana, but I only used 2 mashed bananas.
Melissa says
Hello, thanks for writing. Let’s try to get this figured out! It could be your oven isn’t calibrated. I throw a cheap oven thermometer in my oven so I always know my oven is the correct temperature and can adjust accordingly. Cakes will fall if they aren’t baked all the way. Did you stab toothpick in the middle to see if it comes out clean? That’s the surest way to know if it’s cooked through.
Baking with bananas is going to lead to a denser heavier cake, just because of their nature. That is why I whip the egg whites separate, to offset this. However, it’s still a banana cake, so the texture won’t be quite the same as a chocolate or white cake. These are the times I wish I could be in the kitchen with people because it’s hard to diagnose exactly! I can only give general trouble shooting like creaming butter for long time, room temperature ingredients, not over-stirring egg whites in, just gently folding. I’m sorry you had trouble, please let me know if I can do anything else to help.
Best, Melissa
Cleo says
Hey Melissa, thanks for your reply! So it turns out i was wrong about how I’d made the cake, the inside was perfect! I reckon they just took longer to cook as I had both layers in at the same time and one was on the lower shelf. The cake was fluffy and hadn’t sunk at all, so I’m very relieved – cake went very well at partner’s birthday party 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing your recipe, I’ll definitely be making it again soon.
Melissa Nagel says
Can I add walnuts to this recipe? So excited to make it!
Melissa says
Most definitely you can. Enjoy!
Eleni says
Hi! How many people would this recipe serve? Thank you!
Melissa says
Hello,
It would be 10 very generous size slices or 12-14 smaller slices. Enjoy!
Carly says
Hello! What size eggs for the cake/filling does this recipe call for?
Melissa says
I always use large eggs. Thanks for pointing that out, though. I’ll make adjust the recipe.
Samantha says
Hi Melissa,
I absolutely love how your banana curd filling sounds!! But I have a question- I am making a two-tiered vanilla cake with the request of banana filling. Would this filling hold up in a tiered cake?
Melissa says
Hi Samantha, I think it would be fine, but I would take some precautions just to make sure. I would do a buttercream frosting, so it stabilizes the cake more. Also it probably wouldn’t be a bad idea to pipe a buttercream “dam” around the edge of the layers and fill in with the banana filling. I’ve made it with a three layer cake, and it’s been fine, but better to safe than sorry with something you would have to transport.
Samantha says
Hi Melissa,
Thank you for your quick response! I was thinking the exact same thing about using buttercream to dam the edges. Hopefully that keeps it stable enough!
MY Cakes says
You could also add a little gelatin to the curd to stiffen it, that way it will hold-up no matter what frosting you choose.
Melissa says
Thanks for the tip. I’ve never heard of doing that before. Will definitely use it in the future!
Dianne says
Hello! Thank you for sharing this recipe with us! I just made it tonight and I am super excited to serve it tomorrow. I have a question about my banana curd. Mine came out kind of grey-ish. It tastes amazing but
Doesn’t look pretty like yours. I even made 2 batches in hopes of the second one staying more yellow like yours. I was wondering if this has ever happened to you or if you know what I may have done wrong (I did make sure to add the lemon)
Melissa says
Hi Diane,
Sorry for the late reply. I’ve been out of town and I’m catching up on things! I know what you are mean about the color. I feel like mine has varying degrees of that too. I think it has to do with the ripeness of the bananas. When it is all in the pan it is more noticeable, but I find you can’t tell at all once it’s layered in the cake. I’m glad you still enjoyed it, though!
Eunice J says
hi Melissa, I stumbled upon your blog because my friend told me she wants a banana cake. I want to make it for her but she said she wants one with chocolate chips. Can I just add chocolate chips in your recipe? I am new at baking so I try to follow the recipes I like to the letter.
Melissa says
Hello! Yes adding chocolate chips would be fine. However, I would use the mini-sized chocolate chips because the regular ones have a tendency to sink to the bottom of the cake layers. I’m always a fan of adding chocolate chips to virtually everything!
Robin says
Third paragraph in cake. ”
In a large bowl, cream ¾ cup butter and sugar until light and fluffy, at least 4 minutes”
Are you missing commas or wbat? Cream in the cake mix or cream the butter? Punctuation is important and i don’t understand.
Cece says
I think the punctuation is fine. You’re supposed to cream the butter and sugar together.
Liv says
Will this cake need to be refrigerated because of the curd filling?
Melissa says
The curd filling should be okay without being refrigerated, but if you make it with the whipped cream frosting then it should be stored in the refrigerator. It can stay out for a few hours for serving, though, and be okay. Hope that helps!
Anne Marie says
This recipe might just be a life-saver! I am making my cousin’s groom’s cake for his wedding this summer and he has requested either chocolate cake with banana frosting(preferred) or banana cake with chocolate frosting. Do you think your banana curd could be whipped into the frosting to make a banana frosting or would it change the consistency too much?
Melissa says
Hello Anne, That’s great to hear! That sounds an absolutely amazing idea, and don’t see why that wouldn’t work. You’d just have to play around with the amount of curd that goes in the whip cream. I also think you could whip it into a buttercream frosting too if you were worried about a whipped cream frosting staying that long at room temperature. That sounds so amazing I’ll have to give it a try. Thanks for the idea!
Jessica Rease says
My son kept telling me he wanted a nana cake for his 3rd birthday. I came across your recipe and it was the best thing i ever had! Its like the perfect banana flavor and the icing is delicious. Thank you for posting this!
Melissa says
Your welcome, Jessica. That’s so funny because my son requested this cake for his birthday recently. Kind of caught me by surprise he wanted a banana cake, but I definitely went for it!